About this role

Title: Registered Nurse (Home Health/Hospice) Duration: Fulltime Location: Wytheville, VA/ Metairie (New Orleans), LA/ Bayonne, NJ/ Belpre, OH/ Columbus, IN/ Fairview Heights, IL/ Lake Katrine, NY/ Needham, MD/ Summerhill, PA/ Swansea, IL Job Summary The Registered Nurse in Home Health providers and directs provisions of nursing care to patients in their homes as prescribed by the physician and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies. The Registered Nurse coordinates total plan of care with other health care professionals involved in care and helps to achieve and maintain continuity of patient care by planning and exchanging information with physician, agency personnel, patient, family, and community resources. All done within a Point of Care setting. License Requirements · Current RN licensure in state of practice · Current CPR certification · Current Drivers License, vehicle insurance, and access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation Essential Functions

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Provides high quality clinical services within the scope of practice and within infection control standards, in accordance with the plan of care, and in coordination with other members of the health care team. Accurately and timely completes the comprehensive assessments (OASIS) including medication reconciliation. Makes the initial and/or comprehensive nursing evaluation visit, ensures patients meet home health eligibility and medical necessity guidelines as defined by payer source, accurately determines primary focus of care, develops the plan of care within State specific guidelines with the physician, and submits accurate documentation.

Skills for this role

comprehensive assessments (OASIS)medication reconciliationinfection controlplan of care developmenthome health eligibility evaluation

Certifications

CPR

Requirements

Current RN licensure in state of practice
Current CPR certification
Current Drivers License
Vehicle insurance
Access to a dependable vehicle or public transportation

About the employer

High5

Hiring organization

Workplace not named in the posting.

High5 is a home health and hospice employer with operations across multiple states, including locations in Virginia, Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, New York, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The Bayonne, New Jersey location is one of ten identified sites where…

What reviewers appreciate

Multi-state presence with locations across 10 cities offering potential geographic flexibility
Full-time employment opportunities available
Home health setting allows for autonomous nursing practice and direct patient relationships

What reviewers flag

Requires personal vehicle, vehicle insurance, and dependable transportation at the nurse's own responsibility
Significant travel between patient homes may create scheduling and logistical challenges
Home health nursing can be isolating compared to facility-based team environments

Benefits: No benefits information was provided in the available research materials.

Living in Bayonne, NJ

Bayonne sits on a peninsula between Newark Bay and Upper New York Bay, offering Hudson County living at a quieter pace than neighboring Jersey City. Commuter ferries and light rail connect residents to Manhattan. The city's mix of Polish-American heritage, family-owned bakeries, and residential streets gives relocating nurses a close-knit community feel within reach of NYC.

Cost of living in New Jersey: 114.6; 15% above the national average
RN pay, New Jersey average: $107k; mean annual wage

State-level figures. Becker's Hospital Review (BLS OEWS May 2024 wages · World Population Review 2024 cost index)

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